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Patented May 19, 1925.

UNITED STATES onnssa ennnn rnor CLINOHCO, VIRGINIA.

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Application filed November 13, 1924. SerialN'o. 749,688.

in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in swings, and particularly to the type of swings which are suspended from porch ceilings, or the like.

One object of the present invention is to provide a swing of this character which is equipped with a novel and improved propelling means, operable by the occupant.

Another object is to provide a swing of this character which is equipped with a novel and improved braking device,-by means of which the swing can be brought to a stop by the occupant, at will, or the degree of swing checked.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved means for suspending the swing.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

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Figure 1 is a side elevation of a porch swing made in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same.

Figure 3 a vertical. sectional view-on the line 3--3 of Figure 2, looking toward the left.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view on the same line as that of Figure 3, but looking toward the right.

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 55 of Figure 1, looking upwardly.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail sectional view on the line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 and 11 represent a pair ofp'arallel, inverted U-shaped members between which is arranged the seat frame 12, said frame being properly secured to said members. Pivotally supported on the seat frame 1.2 is aback 18, said back being capable of adjustment by means of the lever 14, having the pawl for engagement with the rack segment 15, and the links 16. The sides of the seatframe are provided with the arms 17. .From the front of the seat frame, and suspended therebelow, is the platform 18, on the forward end of which is pivotally mounted a footrest 19.

Disposed transversely beneath the forward and rearward portions of the seat frame are the bight portions of the vertical angular U-shaped members 21, the arms of which extend vertically at the sides of the swing, and thereabove. Formed integrally on the members 21, at the points of junction with the arms thereof, are the radially eX-- tending arms 22, the outer end of each of which is pivotally connected with the depending arm of the end of a member 10 and 11.

Secured to the roof or ceiling 23 is a rectangular frame 2%, and secured to the opposite sides of this frame are the depending apertured members 25. Connected with the upper ends of the arms of the members 21, are the arms 26 0f the inverted angular U- shaped members 27, said arms being adjustable with rclation to thearms of thememhers 21 by means of the bolts 28 and openings 29. Extending outwardly from the upper ends of the arms 26 are the trunnions 30 which are rotatably disposed in the apertures of the members 25, and whereby the swing is suspended for swinging movement.

siecured to the bight portion of the rear member 21 are the depending arms 31, and pivotally connected to the lower ends of these arms are the rear ends of the forextending links 32 and 33, respecward ly tively. Secured to the platform 18 is a for wardly and rearwardly extending member and pivotally mounted on this member is the vertical pedal lever 35, the lower end of which is pivotallyconnected with the forward end of the link 32. When the occupant of the swing places his foot on the 'upper end of the pedal lever and presses Depending from one end of the rear por tion of the platform 18 is a vertically slotted bracket 36, and slidably mounted within this slot is one end of a lever 3'7, which is pivotally suspended on the platform intermediate its length. Depending from the rear of the platform 18, at a suitable distance from the bracket 36, is a guide 28, and slid-ably disposed between this guide, and the bracket 36, is the forward end of the link Secured to the other end of the lever 37, by means of the pivot 38, is the vertically extending pedal plunger 39, said plunger being movable within a recess 4C0 formed in the transverse bar 18, of the platform, and retained therein by the plate ll. Extending across the recess, and having its ends disposed in the bar 18, and the said plate a1, is a. pin 42, with which the ratchet teeth 43, of the plunger 89 are arranged to engage, when said plunger is depressed and rocked toward one side.

lVhen the plunger 39 is depressed the le ver 37 is rocked on its pivot to cause the free end of said lever to press the adjacent end of the link 33 upwardly against the rubber block la, which is secured to the bar 18 above said link. This causes frictional engagement between the link 33 and the rubber block with the result that the movement of the swing will be checked or stopped. To release the plunger from the pin 42 the occupant of the swing swings the plunger in the direction away from the pin, when the link 33 will again be free to slide and the swing to be oaerated by the movement of the pedal lever 35.

There has thus been provided a novel and improved swing which can be easily set into motion, and which can be quickly and easily checked or stopped.

What is claimed is:

1. A swing comprising a suspending means, a plurality of elements connected with the suspending means, a foot operated element connected with one of the first elements for imparting a. swinging movement to the swing, and a manually foot operated element for moving the other of the firstnamed element into frictional engagement with the swing to check the movement of the latter.

2. A swing comprising a suspending means, links movably connected with the suspending means, a pedal movably supported on the swing and operatively conneeted with one of the links, friction means on the swing, and foot operated means for moving the other link into engagement with said friction means.

3. A swing comprising a suspending means, links movably connected with the suspending means, a pivotally mounted pedal on the swing and pivotally connected with one of the links, a friction block on the swing, a pedal, and a lever operabl by the last-named pedal for moving the other link into engagement with the friction block.

4. A swing comprising a suspending means, links pivotally connected with the suspending means, a pivotally mounted pedal pivotally connected with one of the links, a friction block on the swing, a reci rocable pedal, and means actuatable by the reciprocable pedal and engaged with the other link for moving the link into engagement with the friction block.

5. A swing comprising a suspending means, means for imparting a swinging movement to the swing and suspending means, a link pivotally carried by the suspending means and having a free end supported on the swing, a friction means adjacent the said free end of the link, a rock lever having one end in position to move said free end into engagement with the friction means, and a foot operated means operatively connected with the rock lever.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signaiure, in the presence of two witnesses.

UDESSA. GARRETT. \V itnesses: B. S. Pownns, FRANK It. CLARK. 

